Evidence of No Child Left Behind's Lack of Flexibility May Support It

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WASHINGTON - People who think the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind approach to school reform is almost mindlessly rigid like to point to schools such as Langley High in Northern Virginia or Bellaire in suburban Houston to make their point.

So it came as a bit of a surprise that Education Secretary Rod Paige would single out those two schools as evidence in support of the program.

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Evidence of No Child Left Behind's Lack of Flexibility May Support It

Bellaire and Langley are, by virtually all measures, among the top public schools in America - teeming with bright students, first- rate teachers, innovative programs and fawningly s...

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